New Year – New Possibilities

In the last few weeks I have had the opportunity to visit a variety of different blogs. Many offer writing advice, both in general and regarding blogs specifically. All of them recommend posting consistent content on a regular basis. Some recommend posting every day. I would like for that to be my goal.

It is a funny thing that in the past few years I have pondered at length having a blog. I am opinionated and thought it would be nice to have a platform where I could rant whenever I wanted. Now that I have taken the plunge and started a blog, I find myself with few words. It is not for lack of crazy things happening in the world. One only needs to follow the Twitter feed of a few well-known individuals to have an abundance of fodder to rant or muse about. Still, the posts are coming with much more difficulty than I expected.

Another topic I have seen repeatedly is writer’s goals for the new year. Some have quite ambitious goals of writing five or more books this year. One writer told me he just set out a fourteen-year plan for himself. Another writer has listed in her profile that she had written over fifty books in five years. Fifty in five years? That figure blows my mind, especially since I languished for fifteen years on Getting Home and it still is not what I wanted it to be. I finally self-published for the sole reason that it would force me to stop editing and move on to something else. That is probably a tidbit I should not share with my readers, but the whole reason for this blog is for me to rant about things.

One or two completed books this year would be ideal for me. I have six works currently in progress. I have finally forced myself to commit to one, at least for the time being, and will hopefully carry on to completion of the first draft. In addition, I intend to post at least weekly posts on my blog. Posting daily would be a wonderful achievement. I know that if I impose that requirement on myself, one of two things will happen. One, I will start posting meaningless dribble. Or two, I will get so frustrated and discouraged that I will stop writing altogether. I have committed to too much to allow the latter to happen.

It would be nice to know what a variety of writers have for their 2018 expectations. I imagine the dreams of a newbie will be considerably different than the realism of a veteran writer. Please post your comments below or reach out to me on Twitter or Facebook. I would love to hear what you have planned.

For many reasons I think your decision to do a weekly blog post is the right choice for you and your readers – more substantial content. If it becomes too much for you you could always change it to bi-weekly or monthly. Have fun with it and enjoy!

I want to put my 2018 goals in here for you but I’m going to have to come back to do that. Having technical difficulties. This is my fourth try on getting this comment to you.

Hi Tina Mari,
Thank you for your input. I am sorry you had issues with commenting. Was it a problem specific to my blog?
I and my blog are very much a work in progress, so I’m sure I will make a lot of changes throughout the year. I hope to have you back again as a visitor.